Combination apron and drain-pail.



J. P. MOHLER.

COMBINA'HON APRON AND DRAIN PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. 1915. RENEWED NOV. 21. 19:6.

1,230,756. Patented June 19, 1917.

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I. P. MOHLER.

COMBINATION APRON AND DRAlN PAIL. APPLICATION FILED NOV-3,195. RENEWED NOV. 2 1916.

1,230,756. Patented June 19, 1917.

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T i STATES PATENT FFIQ.

JAMES P MOHLEB, or SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

COMBINATION APRON AND DRAIN-PAIL.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed November 3, 1915, Serial No. 59,437. Renewed November 21, 1916. Serial No. 132,716.

.and State of Michigan, have invented 'cer tain new and useful Improvements in Combination Aprons and Drain'Pails, of which the, following is a specification. V

This invention aims to provlde a combined apron and pail for use by undertakers in embalmlng bodies and has as its ob ect-to provide a device for this purpose which will serve eifectually to collect any liquid matter emanating from the body during the process of embalming both as concerns leakage at the incision and in case of purging from the mouth or nose and to convey such matter to a bowl which is constructed to be self-closing and which will, therefore, be adapted to quickly conceal such matter from the view of relatives or other persons entering the room while the embalming process is being carried out.

Another object of the invention is to provide an article for use in the manner above stated which will not only prevent soiling of the floor or surrounding objects but will also serve to protect the clothing of the person performing the embalming operation.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner of using the device embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device in condition for use.

Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the bowl of the device closed.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view through the bowl of the device.

The device embodying the present invention includes a bowl having a mouth connected with the body of the bowl by a neck which is so constructed as to be self-closing, and aprons which are attached at opposite sides of the mouth of the bowl, one of the said aprons being designed to be placed beneath the body to be embalmed and the other apron being designed to be spread over the lap of the person performing the embalming operation.

The bowl of the device comprises a body 1 which is preferably of rubber although it may be made from any other material suitable for the purpose and this bowl is preferably substantially cylindrical and may be of any desired capacity. The bowl is proyided wlth an annular mouth 2 and connectlng the, mouth of the bowl and the rim of the body 1, which rim is indicated at 3, is

a neck indicated in general by the numeral l.- The neck 4 is also preferably of rubber and is, as above stated, united at its lower end to the rim 3 of the body 1, the neck in its extended or open position being substantially of the same diameter as the rim 3 andthe'inouth 2. In order that the neck 1 may be self-closing, it is formed with a number of spiral folds or creases indicated at 5 which are open or distended when the mouth 2 is raised to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2

and 4 of the drawings, and which automatically close when the mouth is allowed to lower, and these creases are so formed that when the mouth is lowered to the position shown in Fig. 3 the neck will be completely closed at its intermediate portion or, in other words, between its upper and lower ends, thereby also closing the top of the bowl 1 and concealing from View the contents of the bowl.

. As before stated, aprons are connected to opposite sides of the mouth 2 and one of these aprons is indicated by the numeral 6 and the other by the numeral 7. The aprons are preferably of rubber and each apron is provided along its lateral edges with a reinforcing bead 8, these beads serving to cause the intermediate portions of the aprons to sag sufliciently to conduct liquid matter into the bowl 1. By refer ence to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be observed that the aprons are gradually decreased in width in the direction of their ends which are connected to the mouth 2 of the bowl and that the apron 6 is slightly wider than the apron 7 In using the device the wider outer end of the apron 6 is disposed upon the cooling board and beneath the body to be embalmed and is arranged in such manner as to collect the liquid matter liable to issue from the .bod durin the embalmin process. The

y s c i o clothing of the person performing the embalming operation.

If during the embalming operation a member of the family of the deceased or some other person should enter the room where the embalming operation is being performed,

the person performing the embalming operation may release the apron 7 and allow the mouth 2 of the bowl to fall to the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings or may grasp the mouth 2 and lift the bowl so that its body 1 will clear the floor surface, whereupon the bowl will rotate by reason of the peculiar formation of the neck 4 and in either event the neck will automatically close, thereby concealing from view the contents of the said bowl.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the class described including a bowl having a mouth and a neck connecting the mouth and bowl, the neck being constructed to close automatically upon lowering movement of the mouth and to open automatically upon elevation of the mouth with relation to the body ofthe bowl, and an apron connected to the mouth.

2. A device of the'class described including a bowl having a mouth and a neck connecting the mouth and bowl, the neck being constructed to close automatically upon lowering movement of the mouth and to open automatically upon elevation of the mouth with relation'to the body of the bowl, and aprons connected to opposite sides of the mouth.

ture.

JAMES P. MOHLER. [1,. s.]

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

